Trail Runner Magazine's Uphill Challenge: Anton Krupicka

[TurkiyeCumhurbaskani]

I run 6 miles in the treadmill feels so boring, outside I run 14-17 miles with fun and pleasure

[pboisei]

TonyKrupicka is my lord and savoir.

[FarAwayRunning]

I did 3 hill sprints yesterday at a local ski resort. Distance was .22 miles and elevation gain was 223 feet. Very good workout in short amount of time

[MC160871]

pain ahhhh

[MC160871]

pain ahhhh

[emericaordie15]

not even breathing hard damn.

[truthsearch218]

I am not form expert but is Anton's upper body more upright- the other runner looks bent forward at the waist. Also, not sure exactly what it is, but around 3:08 Anton "looks lighter" on his feet

[AwesomeRants]

Go Jesus!

[GShoe32]

@AwesomeRants lol just what i was thinking

[holzkiewuf]

How far did they get? Anybody know?

[HitTheTrailRunning]

Anton's a cool guy and an awesome trail runner.

[dean2663]

Whoever says running on a treadmill isn't running doesn't know what they are talking about. Many Olympic and world class athletes train on the treadmill. Some almost exclusively. Good treadmills will go up and downhill. Can change the firmness of the impact to save your legs. Treadmill running can greatly enhance your pacing and muscle memory. Many, many benefits to treadmill running. Any advanced level runner will tell you that.

[tkmslee]

@dean2663 I hate the treadmill...not cuz it's not real running though...you're right. Treadmill running is great for training cuz it's harder than running outside.

[i3e4zt]

every runner nows this, running on a treadmill isnt really running.... you do only like 60% of the effort that you would do when running on trail...

one again, running on treadmill isnt really running.

[cherrybopbop]

@i3e4zt when the weather is bad and im forced to use the treadmill i put the incline up. menshealth magazine said that the closest reality of road runnin is incline of 1 - 1.5.

although i agree with your comment i still run faster on the road and much more consistantly. maybe its the fact u are actually going somewhere and you get breeze.

[mystikrhythms61]

@cherrybopbop Yes! 6:00 pace on a treadmill seems like 5:30 on the road. The sense of accomplishment and the airflow from outdoor running helps as well. My longest treadmill run was 13 miles and it seemed more like 18. No programs on mine, so I'm at the mercy of whatever speed or incline I set it at. Never use it in spring or summer, but nice to run in shorts when it's 10 below, windy and snowing in January...

[mystikrhythms61]

@i3e4zt Is this the voice of experience? I've done many trail and road races and without exception there have been downhill portions in all of those events. My treadmill has no downhill setting, only 0-15% grade. A treadmill will not slow itself down if you are tired. I have no idea where you came up with "60% of the effort." Granted, a treadmill doesn't have variations in terrain, but you can max the incline and run until you drop. To say it's not running is nonsense.

[lgunited23]

i hate running on treadmills.. i just cant do it.

i can run a 5 minute mile on the track, but a 6:30 mile feels real fast on a treadmill, and theres no breeze which makes you sweat a lot more

[cherrybopbop]

@lgunited23 I'm exactly the same. I can run pace at 6:30 mile as well, sometimes looking at my gps and seein consistant 6:00. yet on a treadmill it feels more like a tempo run. kinda throws me on a mental downfall on the whole workout.

[yenyoo]

wow 170 hr without appearing tired

[fastmover564]

@yenyoo he said 17 hours on Anton's 100 mile races.. Lol 170 hours would suck

[jay733]

I heard running uphill is easier on the joints though, is it just tough on the Achilles or what?

[m1santhrop3]

of course they are neck and neck, they are on tread mills.

[XCcubemanXC]

Pain. The most I have ran uphill is 1mile, and I got 9:42.

[oxfordkingpin24]

it would be a lot cooler if it was a video of him and someone running up a super steep hill, machines are dumb..but in no way was that slow at all

[oxfordkingpin24]

it would be a lot cooler if it was a video of him and someone running up a super steep hill, machines are dumb

[shanohu]

krupicka's a god

[viacontra]

VO2 max at work

[shlotchky]

what shoes is krupicka wearing?

[usernameT916]

OMG they are so fit, that incline is so hard

[tdrchainsaw]

15% incline is no joke. That would kill me.

[hantalitte]

@tdrchainsaw i could not run this fast, but on the machine your body stays at the same altittude so its a bit different from running uphill at 15% or am i wrong?

[campbpar]

that guy looks like an avatar.

[XXDoctorKnowXX]

to anybody that doesn't run, i bet that looked sort of easy and slow.

to anybody that runs, i bet that looked painful and pretty fast.

[TheGreatAristo]

@XXDoctorKnowXX

agreed. I do 15 incline at 6.0 and feel like death in less than 2 minutes.

[thealkimista2012]

@XXDoctorKnowXX

hey i run real uphills and i can say it has nothing to

do with real uphills ...the treadmill its ok but compare with

the road its really easy...try going uphill for 30 minutes on the road

and you ll feel real gravity ....treadmills have no gravity...

[JustinZ80Z]

@thealkimista2012 There is gravity everywhere.

[beeb1421]

pre and kupicka are my running heroes!

[KeepAwayFromHeat]

Krupicka, the Running Crist, lol

[douglasfmelo8]

as he trains every day? and hints that he might make to the layman?